Take-offs & Landings

On 10 August Widerøe inaugurated a twice-weekly service between Bergen and Liverpool, becoming the UK airport’s seventh commercial carrier. See how the day’s events unfolded as anna.aero’s Assistant Editor Jonathan Ford joined the airline and airport to celebrate the first flight from Norway.

Air Tanzania reached a significant milestone earlier this month, when VIPs, staff and crew alike greeted the African airline’s first wide-body to its fleet – ushering in a new chapter in its development. Marc Watkins investigates the carrier’s existing network and its long-haul route plans for the future.

Wizz Air confirmed on 5 July that it will base a second A320 in Chisinau and open routes to Brussels Charleroi, Copenhagen, Dortmund, Paris Beauvais and Memmingen. Jonathan Ford shows how the ULCC has developed from Chisinau in recent years and how its growth impacts Air Moldova’s market share.

LEVEL announces its intention to start 14 routes from Vienna Airport – with six to start later this month. Marc Watkins takes a look at the airline rankings at the Austrian capital city airport and the competition on the routes it has announced so far.

SunExpress commenced its expansion at London Luton this week, as the airline added four new services to its existing operation to Izmir. anna.aero’s Editor Marc Watkins went to visit the London airport to be part of the celebrations.

On 15 May WOW air confirmed that from December it will begin non-stop flights between Iceland and India. Initially flown three times weekly, the service to Delhi will grow to five times weekly in 2019. Jonathan Ford analyses the new service and highlights what will be the top connection points via Reykjavik/Keflavik.

On 4 May Air Malta began the first of three new year-round direct routes to London Southend, with a service from its home base, followed by the launch of flights from Cagliari on 6 May and from Catania on 7 May. anna.aero’s Chief Analyst Nick Preston joined the airport and airline on 8 May to celebrate the new routes.

On 27 April, Eurowings held an event to toast its inaugural service to New York JFK which took flight the following day, a route it will operate six times weekly. anna.aero’s Jonathan Ford travelled to Düsseldorf to enjoy the festivities, with the event also highlighting its new routes to Miami and Southwest Florida as well.

On 27 March anna.aero’s Assistant Editor Jonathan Ford joined the team at Fraport Bulgaria to celebrate the opening of Ryanair’s new base at Bourgas Airport. The carrier has stationed one 737-800 at the airport which has allowed it to open 11 new routes. Take a closer look at the day’s celebrations.

VIP passengers, including the Prime Minister of Western Australia Mark McGowan, and the Australian Tourism Minister, Steven Ciobo, joined Joyce and Qantas crew to accept the anna.aero prize on arrival at Heathrow Terminal 3.

Loganair has confirmed that in partnership with the Stobart Group it will begin flights from Carlisle, linking the UK city to Belfast City, Dublin and London Southend. Jonathan Ford takes a look at the preliminary schedule and weighs up the true cost saving between Carlisle and London on air and rail services.

Qatar Airways has announced that it will return to London Gatwick in S18 with a twice-daily service, adding to its already confirmed Cardiff route. With the airline now present at six UK airports, Jonathan Ford looks at the carrier’s past developments from the UK and reveals the likely top connecting destinations for Gatwick passengers.